by Ramona Richards @RamonaRichards I’m about to write something that may be a bit controversial, and you are free to disagree with me. But if I hear the question that every writer gets, usually f

BY Eva Marie Everson, Contest Director @EvaMarieEverson The Directors’ Choice Awards are given to published writers who are a past or current conferee (past faculty members who are not also pa

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted The writing industry is tough. Since 2008, when the economy collapsed and publishers began to struggle, everything changed. An already tight industry became even tigh

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A writer has a new release, and she is excited to promote the book. One of the means of creating awareness to readers is The publisher has provided many bookmarks or the

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Maybe it’s a psychological thing, some innate fear that our readers won’t pick up on our subtlety. So we over write. I’m a huge offender of this, but I’ve seen som

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson There are a lot of things about being a writer that are hard. And there are a lot of ways we make it even harder on ourselves. So today, I’d like to remind you—and me